The Afghan (film)

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The Afghan
Directed by Paula van der Oest
Written by Carel Donck
Produced byEmjay Rechsteiner
Starring
CinematographyGuido van Gennep
Edited by Sander Vos
Music byFons Merkies
Production
companies
  • Staccato Films
  • Spice Factory
  • Great British Films
  • Delux Prods
  • Peppermint
Distributed byA-Film Distribution
Release date
  • 27 September 2002 (2002-09-27)
Running time
91 minutes
Countries
  • Netherlands
  • England
  • Germany
  • Luxembourg
LanguageEnglish

The Afghan (originally titled Moonlight) is a 2002 Dutch thriller film directed by Paula van der Oest and written by Carel Donck and starring Laurien Van den Broeck, Hunter Bussemaker, Johan Leysen and Jemma Redgrave. [1] It was entered into the 25th Moscow International Film Festival. [2]

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References

  1. Verhaagen, Annelotte (17 May 2003). "Moonlight". Filmjaarboek 2002. By Hans Beerekamp. International Theatre & Film books. p. 142. ISBN   9789064036316.
  2. "25th Moscow International Film Festival (2003)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  3. Blokker, Bas (3 December 2003). "Halina Reijn (2003)". NRC Handelsblad . Retrieved 6 November 2024.